About the Audit
AUQA Audit Report
The AUQA Audit Report of CDU is now available from their website. The Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover welcomed the AUQA Report and said it contained a raft of commendations and highlighted opportunities for improvement at CDU.
"The audit and subsequent report make a valuable contribution to continuous improvement at the university," Professor Glover said.
Among other commendations, the seven-member audit panel recognised and accepted the university’s approach to teaching and learning, known as Fleximode, and welcomed the establishment of specific areas of research concentration.
"We will respond fully to the areas identified for improvement," Professor Glover said.
The report said: "The panel gained a positive picture of CDU as a university that is undergoing substantial change in many areas and is improving its performance on several indicators."
The University will consider this report, alongside the Self Assessment Portfolio, and prepare a response plan over the next few months.
Portfolio
CDU's Self Assessment Portfolio is available here for downloading (3.8mb) in PDF format. This Portfolio was submitted to AUQA and DET for the purposes of our external audits.
Please note that some of the links in this document will not be active.
2005 Audit
Download the 2005 AUQA Audit Report of Charles Darwin University (pdf file 275kb)
Introduction
Charles Darwin University is about to undergo two audits. The first is an audit by the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) against two themes:
- Flexible Learning and Teaching Quality, and
- Research and Research Training.
The second is by the Department of Education and Training (NT DET) and is an audit of our VET activities against the Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration required by the Australian Quality Training Framework. These two audits will, in as much as possible, be conducted jointly.
The first two key milestones are:
- production of a single Audit Portfolio by February 2011, which summarises the findings of a self-review by CDU of the audit topics; and
- the hosting of visits by the AUQA and DET auditors in May 2011.
These audits will require a significant effort by many people throughout the University. This website is designed to provide all the necessary information.
Overarching Principle
CDU will be proactive and transparent in its approach to audit. This is an opportunity to support our ongoing quality improvement efforts.
The outcomes of the Audit will be;
- a public AUQA Audit report
- a public decision to renew or not renew RTO registration
- a private report from NT DET with recommendations (upon which continued registration is contingent)
- media coverage
- an informative and useful CDU portfolio
- increased awareness of strengths and opportunities for improvement
- momentum to drive improvements
Key Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 15 September 2010 | Working Groups Established |
| 15 September 2010 | ADRI Training |
| 23 September 2010 | Data Collection and Analysis |
| 12 November 2010 | Trial Portfolio Chapters Due |
| 1 - 3 December 2010 | Trial Audit Visit |
| 10 January 2011 | Final Portfolio Chapters due |
| 8 February 2011 | Portfolio Submitted |
| 9 - 13 May 2011 | Audit Visit |
| 1 August 2011 | Draft Report Consideration |
About the Portfolio
- This will be the University's ONLY written submission
- It must reflect all of the CDU community's voices
- It is a valuable internal resource if done well
- It has a 20,000 word limit - plus the VET section
- Each chapter will address ADRI, but in the narrative
- The narration will be evaluative and evidence-based
- Everything will be referenced
- Case studies will be included, but not too many
- Only the most important tables & figures will be included
- External standards as much as possible will be incorporated
- Benchmarks as much as possible will be incorporated
- The Portfolio will conclude with Areas of Strength and Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Key Contacts
Martin Carroll, PVC Learning, Teaching & Community Engagement
Tel: 8946 6333
Fax: 8946 6199
Email: martin.carroll@cdu.edu.au
Sinead Vincent,
Project Support Officer
Tel: 8946 7206
Fax: 8946 6928
Email: audit2011@cdu.edu.au